Ethiopia vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Tonga
71.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Tonga rank
35th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Tonga
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.6% against 71.7% in Tonga, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 35th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 96.3% | 12.9% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 93.0% | 96.8% | 3.8% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 86.4% | 9.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 81.2% | 16.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 77.9% | 22.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 74.9% | 10.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 72.6% | 2.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Tonga?
- Ethiopia, at 72.6% against 71.7% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 0.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 35th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.